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The Influence Of The Three Witches In Macbeth

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Somewhere in between love and evil
In the beginning of the book, Macbeth is a general of King Duncan. After a successful battle against the invaders of Scotland, King Duncan recognizes Macbeth for his actions. Macbeth and Banquo are then given prophecies by three witches. The three witches tell Macbeth he will be the “future king”, and to banquo that his “descendants will be kings”. These prophecies mark the start of Macbeth’s downfall and the influence yet to come from Lady Macbeth. When Lady Macbeth hears the news of Macbeth’s prophecy to become king, she knows he needs to kill Duncan. Macbeth plans to kill Duncan when they have him over for dinner but he becomes very hesitant of the whole idea. Lady Macbeth calls him a coward for not following

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